"Issuing overly broad or excessive discovery requests is a tactic frequently used in litigation to wear down an adversary -–

DM's objective was not to manage in that way.....they had explicit details they were after. They offered the two phase discovery approach.....one regarding claims construction issues and the more expensive general to expedite the process without over burdening the defendants.

The way things have shaped up, the defendants refused to cooperate with this less burdensome approach to the case. IMO, the judge is simply now saying it's now time to expedite full discovery....because it's going to happen at some point anyway.

There is nothing mysterious about what the court expects....IMO,DM could care less about this type of tactic.....they were forthright from the beginning in presenting a fair consideration. The court considered and is now weighing accordingly.

doni